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Crowl went into the bank, gave the teller a note demanding money and set a box on the counter that he said contained a bomb. Police later found there was no bomb in the box.

Police later found Crowl at the LaQuinta Inn near 106th and Marty streets. Guests at the motel were ordered to evacuate for several hours until Crowl was taken into custody.

Crowl told investigators that he had been staying at the VA Hospital in Kansas City, but had been told he would have to leave. He said he robbed the bank because he had nowhere else to live.

Crowl, who had been released from prison in June 2011 after serving time for another bank robbery, faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for the robbery at Metcalf Bank. His sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 16.